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n. 布雷区, 布雷水域, 布雷场



    minefield
    [ noun ]
    a region in which explosives mines have been placed
    <noun.location>


    minefield \minefield\ n.
    1. (Mil.) a region in which explosive mines[4] have been
    placed, especially a region on land.
    [WordNet 1.5]

    2. Hence: (Fig.) A situation in which a simple mistake can
    have disastrous consequences; a touchy or dangerous
    situation requiring great caution; as, the candidate
    threaded his way skillfully through a minefield of loaded
    questions from the audience.
    [PJC]

    1. The company source said the decision to send the tankers to Kuwait reflected a belief by U.S. and Kuwaiti officials that the minefield was clear and the missile threat was not serious enough to warrant further delays.
    2. So careful, however, has the IEA been in treading on this minefield that the paper also contains two comments by medical practitioners eminent in the field.
    3. Since New Year's, most observers agree, the markets have tiptoed with remarkable agility through a minefield of potentially serious hazards.
    4. But to tell you the truth, I still do not know what our level of involvement should be,' said a Nato official. 'Yugoslavia is a military minefield.
    5. But professional guidance through the CGT and IHT minefield is essential. No legal responsibility can be accepted by the Financial Times for the answers given in these columns.
    6. But the B-2 program is a political minefield.
    7. But business can be a minefield, and somewhere in the course of his career, Mr. Hearin apparently took a step with terrible consequences.
    8. The vice president, a 1988 presidential aspirant, carefully navigated a political minefield in his first speech since the imbroglio began.
    9. Children ordered to do a "minefield" walked up and down a football field on their hands and toes.
    10. "It is a minefield.
    11. When it comes to personal pensions there can never be too many consumer guides through the minefield.
    12. Hitting the targets for both higher growth and lower inflation would certainly be an achievement. Politically, Dr Singh is treading in a minefield, as was shown last week, when he was attacked for purportedly discussing budget secrets with the World Bank.
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